USS Duncan (DD-485)

The USS Duncan (DD-485) was a US Navy destroyer that was commissioned on 16 April 1942, having been built by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Kearny, New Jersey on 31 July 1941. The ship fought at the Battle of Guadalcanal and the Battle of Cape Esperance, and the ship was heavily damaged during the battle. The crew members fought the fires until the power failed, causing the crew to abandon ship. USS Duncan sunk off Savo Island on 12 October 1942.